Twomey, Davies and Matthews guarantee a medal
At the end of day two at the ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships in Sheffield the British team is assured of at least three singles medals with a further 11 players through to the knockout stages of their respective events.
Brilliant Twomey shines in Sheffield
Will Bayley, Paul Karabardak and Aaron McKibbin became the first British players to reach the knockout stages of their respective singles events at the European Para Championships - and 13-year-old Bly Twomey beat the world No 6.
Sixth successive gold an American dream for Bayley
A sixth consecutive men’s class 7 singles title for Will Bayley was one of the highlights for the British Para table tennis team at the US Open in Fort Worth, Texas.
Three doubles bronzes for GB in Slovenia
On the final day of the ITTF Slovenia Para Open in Lasko the British team won three bronze medals in the doubles events. Will Bayley and Martin Perry took bronze in men’s class 14, Ashley Facey and Joshua Stacey took bronze in men’s class 18 and Jack Hunter-Spivey and Megan Shackleton took bronze in mixed class 10.
Hunter-Spivey and Stacey retain national titles
Commonwealth champions Jack Hunter-Spivey and Joshua Stacey dominated the 2023 Michael Hawkesworth British Para Table Tennis National Championships, taking the Open Wheelchair and Open Standing titles respectively as well as their individual classes.
Champion Jack hails his unsung superstars in ITV report
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jack Hunter-Spivey has presented a feature on ITV to highlight some of the key unsung heroes who have helped him to the top of the sport.
Hunter-Spivey and Facey take para honours
Jack Hunter-Spivey added to his growing collection of gold medals by winning the para class 2-5 at the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships, while Ashley Facey took the para class 6-10 title.
GB athletes move into medal contention at Worlds
Commonwealth champion Joshua Stacey is assured of at least a bronze medal after reaching the semi-finals of the men’s class 9 singles at the World Para Table Tennis Championships. Rob Davies, Tom Matthews, Martin Perry and Will Bayley are all through to the quarter-finals of their respective events.
World GOLD for Shilton and Karabardak
Paul Karabardak and Billy Shilton produced a superb performance on day two of the Andalucia 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships to take gold in the men’s class 14 doubles in only their second tournament together.
Medals guaranteed as GB make a great start at World Para Championships
The British Para Table Tennis Team made a great start to the Andalucia 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships in Spain with four pairs all guaranteed at least a bronze medal after reaching the semi-finals of their respective events.